KULGAM, May 16 : In a major anti-narcotics operation, Police and the District Administration on Saturday demolished the residential house of an alleged husband-wife drug peddling duo in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Officials said the demolished property belonged to Nafeez Ahmad Dar, son of Mohd Ramzan Dar, a resident of Brazloo Jagir, and his wife Rukiya Jan, both allegedly involved in multiple NDPS Act cases.
Police records show that Nafeez Ahmad Dar is named in FIR No. 143/2020 under Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station Yaripora, and FIR No. 10/2021 under Section 8/20 at Police Station Kulgam.
His wife, Rukiya Jan, is also facing several narcotics-related cases, including FIR No. 27/2023 under Sections 8/20 and 21 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Anantnag, and FIR No. 10/2024 under Section 8/21 at Police Station Yaripora. She is currently lodged in Central Jail Srinagar.
Officials said the demolition was part of an ongoing drive to curb drug trafficking and dismantle networks and infrastructure used by drug peddlers in the region.
